Let me take you back in time to the days when AgileBits was known as Agile Web Solutions. About 10 years ago, Dave Teare and Roustem Karimov decided to spend a month writing a quick little password management app to help them share data more efficiently while they worked to build their Palm app empire. Response to the little tool was great, and soon the pair had made the app available for download in their store.

Our intrepid co-founders quickly realized that they had a Thing on their hands. A really Real Thing! At the same time, Dave & Roustem had begun a little love affair with the Mac, and decided it was the perfect platform for their ambitious application. And so, nine years ago, on June 18, 2006, 1Password 1.0 for Mac was born. (For a real blast from the past, check out the original 1Passwd website!)

Palm may be a thing of the past, but Dave and Roustem’s “hobby” has grown into a powerful and secure data management tool for most major desktop and mobile operating systems, including Mac OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android. What began as two coders and one support person has grown into a team of almost 60.

We’re so proud of how much 1Password has evolved over the past nine years, largely due to feedback and support from millions of customers just like you. To celebrate, we’re offering a 30% discount on 1Password for Mac and Windows. You can get both 1Password for Mac and Windows in the AgileBits Store, and 1Password for Mac is in available from the Mac App Store.

This is a limited-time offer, so take advantage of the celebration and get your 1Password license today!

As a founder congratulations with this aniversary. With 1Password security has increased in oud digital world. I hope you continue The Beta program so we can help to make this product worldwide nummer 1.

One thing I will mention here, though, is that AgileBits doesn’t have your 1Password data (or your Master Password). Your data is controlled by you, stored solely on your devices rather than on an AgileBits server. Because of this, we are not susceptible to this attack. You are able to store your vault on one of the available cloud-based sync services such as iCloud or Dropbox, of course, but your data is always encrypted before syncing to any of those services as well.

Yes, the sale is now over. We tend to have sales on a decent basis throughout the year, though, so I’d suggest keeping an eye on our Twitter and/or Facebook accounts, and perhaps subscribing to this blog (at http://feeds.feedburner.com/agilebits), since we often announce sales (and other important information) here too.

Ahhh, that’s too bad as I was in the mood of spending 35 bucks for 1password today as just this morning my frustration with my current password handling “peaked”. Let’s see if this stays or cools down. If you’re interested in a deal you of course can send me a coupon code via mail (hint!).